Plow.



C. C. REED.

PLow. APPLICATION FILED,- NOV. 7| 1905.

1 ,1 62,401 Patented Nov. 3o, 1915.

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PLOW.

APPLxcATxou mso Nov. 7. 1905.

Patented Nov. 30, V1915.

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C. C. REED.

PLow. APPLICATIONFILED NOV. 7| i905.

Patented Nov. 30, 1915.

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TED STATES PATENT oEE1cE.-

CHASE C. REED, OF ELMORE, OHIO, ASSIGNOR OF-ON-I-IALF TO JOI-IN N. MAGEE, OF

i v TOLEDO, OHIO.

PLOW.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented NOV. 30, 1915.

Application filed November 7, 1905.k seriai'no. 286,229. i

To all whom z' may concern: l

Be it known that I, CHASE C. REED, a citizen of the United States, residing at Elmore, Ottawa county, Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Plows, of which the following is a specification.

lYIy invention relates to plows and the object thereof is to provide a machine capable of performing all ofthe usual operations in tilling the so-il such as the plowing proper, harrowing and rolling, with the result that a single machine is capable of performing said functions at a single operation. In the'present instance I' attain this end by means of a machine having a cylinder or wheel provided with knives digging into the ground and adapted to pulverizek the so-il and to throw and deposit the soil behind the wheel.

My machine is arranged to be operated by draft or by power, although in the present instance I have chosen to illustrate myinvention as driven by a gasolene engine mounted in the mainframe of the machine.

The various features of advantage and utility in my machine will be apparent fromr the description hereinafter given.

In the drawings Figure 1 isa 'side elevation of my machine; Fig. 2 a plan view thereof; Fig. 3 an end elevation of the plow cylinder on a scale larger than that employed in Figs. 1 and 2; and Figs. 4 and` 5 detailed views of portions of the plowcylinder. i

Referring to the present embodimentof my invention as herein illustrated, the machine is provided'with a. main frame composed of parallel sidel bars 1,1 connected at their opposite ends by cross or tie bars 2, 2. At its forward end the main frame is supported by suitable wheels 8, 8 and at its rear end by traction wheels 4, 4. The main frame also carries the power mechanism for driving itself and also for driving the plow and in the present instance such power mechanism consists of a gasolene engine 5 provided with an engine shaft 6 and fly wheel 7. The machine is provided with steering mechanism controlled by a steering wheel 8 but as such mechanism is wellknown the same need notbe described. v

At the rear end of the main frame is arranged an upright framewcomposed of two parallelbars or beams 9 connected together near their top by tie bars 10 and secured at their lower ends to bars 11 extending vlaterally from the side bars 1 of the main frame. This vertical frame is arranged to support the driving mechanism for the plow and valso raising and loweringmechanism a pinion 12 arranged to be operatively connected with its shaft by means of the clutch y13 adapted to be shifted by means of the lever 14. This pinion meshes with a gear 15 secured to one end of a counter-shaft 16 journaled on the main frame and having at its other end asimilar gear 17 which latter in turn meshes with a compensating or equalizing gear 18. This equalizing gear is secured to a cross-shaft 19 also journaled in the main frame and carrying at its oppositev endsA pinions 20. These pinions in turn mesh with gears 21 secured in suitable manner tothe traction wheels 4, with the result that when theclutch 13 is properly shifted the power of the engine is transmitted to the tractionY wheels. The traction wheels 4 are mounteduponanaxle or shaft 22 which in the present instance is journaled in hangers orboXes 22Vat the lower ends of the bars 9 of the lvertical frame and also at intermediate points below the side bars 1, 1 of the main frame. `If desired this vertical frame may be 'strengthened'by means of vertical tie bars or rods 2.3'connecting with the side bars 1, 1 of the main frame as illustrated in Fig. 2. p

Extending rearwardly of the main frame of the machine and pivoted to the latter in suitable manner is a supplemental frame composed of two parallel and longitudinal bars 24 which in the presetn instance are pivoted at their forwardends upon the main aXle or shaft 22 of the traction wheels although as will be obvious such 'supplemental frame may be pivoted more directly upon the main frame and not through the medium of the aXle 22. This supplemental frame also comprises a cross-bar 25 connecting said side bars 24. These side bars at their rear vends are provided with laterally extending short axles 26 on which are mount- -ed/ the jdler wheels or ground `'wheels 27 which run freely upon the ground and serve merely to preserve the cutting depth of the plow as will be apparent from the description hereinafter given.

Extending rearwardly of the supplemental frame is a third frame which may be termed the plow frame, or cutter frame, which is lpivotally connected at its'forward end to said supplemental frame. n the present instance the plow frame comprises parallel Abars Q8 secured at their -forward endstofthe transverse rod orshaft .29 which is journaled in hangers or bearings 30 devpendingfrom the side-bars 24 of the supplemental lframe. preference the rear ends of the bars 28 are connected together by a tie rod 31.

In the plow frame `atpoints intermediate the lengthof its side bars 28 is mounted a transverse rod or shaft 32 on which is mounted or Secured the plow. As .illustratcd more particularly in Figs. l, 3 and 4 this plow comprises, inthe present instance, `acylinder or shell 33 provided at its ends and also intermediate its length with a series of lspiders 34. Projecting laterally lfromthe cylinder is a seriesof rings of suitablefnumber according to the length of the/cylinder and adapted to Aform points of .attachment for the knives or knife'blades, each of which consists of -a blade 36 having right-'angled ends?, which ends extend or lap over adjacent ringsVsuch blade being preferably slightly 'convexed for the sake of rigidity and to prevent buckling which might possibly occur in case the kniveszwere straight. Thebacking of.each knife consists of aplate 38 havingright-angled ends 89 which fit between adjacent rings. In practice the knivesand their `backings are secured to the rings by'bolts and in the present instance the saine bolts/secure the knives and the backings in Iplace by passing through the 'ends 37 and 39 thereof respectively.

By ypreference -a curved 'shield 440 is arranged over andfadapted 'to partially envelop the plow, such shield being supported at its front end on the shaft or rodf29 and at-it-s rear end to theside bar-fs 28f bymeans of: the strips 41'.

l For the purpose .of dri-ving theplo'w the followingfoperating connections are employed. in the present instance f: lReferring to Figs. 1 and 2 the-engines'haft'is provided with a sprocket wheel 42loose1y mounted thereon but arranged to :be-operatively connected therewith by @means of -acluteh 43 having a shifting Ylever )44. 'Thisdriving sprocketI4 wheel transmitsanotionl through the sPITQQket cha-i112` 45 to a sprocket wheel v46 fsecured tto ila-transverse sha-ft 47.-..-,extending from tilde rt@ Side of vthe machine. This sprocket wheel -f46 shes .compensati-'ng for Y equailieng araangemeatthegsameesthe Wellknown equalizing gear for the purpose of transmitting the motion equally at both ends ot the shaft. Near its opposite ends the shaft 47 is provided with sprocket wheels 48 connected by means of sprocket chains 49 with sprocket wheels 50 secured to the shaft 32 of the plow. It is now evident that when thc clutch 43 is in engagement with the hub of the sprocket wheel 42 the plow cylinder' will be rotated, the train of gearing being such that a very rapid speed is imparted fto such cylinder.

'In operation the knives out a swath in thelground and the soil so cut is carried upwardly and around the wheel by means of the buckets associated with lthe knives and such soil, which is thoroughly pulverized-in Vthe operation of cutting and carrying, is discharged at the rear of the wheel or cylindcr. Owing to the rapid rotation of the cylinder and its knives the soil 1s practically pulverized and the sa me is discharged evenly upon the ground in the rear of the cylinder, with the-result that no subseouent harrowing or rolling are required. Thus mv invention is a combined plow, harrou7 and roller so far as results are concerned'in the tillage of the soil.

It will be understood that the ground. wheels 27 are in the nature of idlers inasmuch as they run idly on the ground and merely serve to support the supplemental frame which is held inra fixed parallel relationshipvwith the ground. It results from this construction and provision of ground wheels .that the depth of cut of the plow may be adjusted so asto make a deeper or shallower cut as may berequired or desired. ln the present instance'l provide a suitable raising and lowering device which as shown in Figs. land 2 consists. of a pair of cables 51 fastened at oneend tothe rear ends of the plow frame and extending` over pulleys 52 supported at the upper end of a vertical. frame composed of up-rights or vertical bars 53. The forward ends of these cables cooperate with windlasses 54 mounted upon the supplemental frame operated inunison by reason of the cross-shaft 54a. Bythese meansthe plow may be adjusted up or down for varying the depth of cut inasmuch as thelplow frame, in which the plowiis mounted, is `pivotally connected to the supplemental frame. When the windlasses are rotated inav direction to wind upthe: cable, the plow frame is elevated as to its rearward end `andthe plow thereby moved upwardly whereas in casevthe cables were let out, the plow would be lowered for a deeper cut.

F or thenpurpose of counter-balancing the weightgof; theplow frame and its associated parts, provide -.a counter-balancing device which `consists of two'series ofweights cooperating with cables f5.6 extendingover double/eshieavesfm IAand 58,athe lower sheaves -lflO being connected by cable connection 59 with the rear end of the supplemental frame. If desired the entire supplemental frame and plow may be raised to an inoperative position when it is desired to move or transport the machine from one locality to anotherl without plowing and to accomplish this result the counter-weights may be lowered in any suitable manner and held in such lowered position. Moreover if desired this lowering may be accomplished by the power of the engine itself as illustrated in Figs. l and 2 wherein it is seen that the shaft 47 is provided at its ends with winding drums 60 which have cables 61 arranged to be attached to or detached from the counterweights 55. lt will be understood that when such power connection is made, only the clutch 43 is operative, the other clutch 13 being inoperative with the result that no power will be transmitted to the traction wheels but the power will be transmitted alone through the other train of gearing including the shaft 4:7. Although in this particular operation the plow will rotate yet no harm will result inasmuch as the plow is being simultaneously raised from the ground and the machine is not being advanced.

Although in the present instance the cylinder is arranged to rotate in the direction of the arrow as indicated in Fig. 3 and although such is the preferred construction and arrangement, yet it is obvious that the cylinder might be rotated in the opposite direction after proper changes are made in the character or direction of the knives. Furthermore it is desirable that the cylinder and traction wheels have such a relationship as that the traction wheels will always be on solid ground instead of one wheel on solid ground and the other wheel on plowed ground and to this end one edge of the cylinder should coincide with or overlap the corresponding'edge of its adjacent traction wheel. If, however, the cylinder should be of a length less than the distance between the outer edges of the two traction wheels, then one edge of the cylinder must coincide with the similar edge of its adjacent traction wheel. Moreover the construction and arrangement of my machine is such that practically all the weight is carried on the traction wheels and as little as possible is put on the groundor gage wheels. One of these wheels of course travels on the plowed ground, consequently it is desirable that such wheel be relieved as much as possible of weight or pressure so as not to pack the plowed ground.

As clearly indicated in the drawings, the gage or ground wheels are located adjacent and beyond the ends of the plowing cylinder with their aXes in the same vertical plane as the axes et such cylinder, which arrange ment results in several important advantages, chief among which may be mentioned the fact that a more accurate gage adjustment as well as a more uniform depth of cut may be obtained, for it is obvious that the depth to which the machine is adjusted 1s maintainable regardless of the character of the ground inasmuch as the effect of any inequalities in the ground surface is at once communicated to the plowing cylindersuch cylinder rising and falling in perfect unison with the gage wheels. sult would be impossible with the gage wheels and cylinder placed in any other relationship. j Moreover, this arrangement has an additional advantage in that less movement of the parts is necessary to obtain the same degree of adjustment of the cylinder.

lVhile the present recommended construction of my machine involves the employment of three frames to-wit, the main frame, supplemental frame, and plow frame or cutter frame, it will be understood that in the broad aspect of my invention the employment of this number of frames and the pars ticular disposition and arrangement thereof are not essential. For instance the plow framemight be connected with or form a part of the main frame and the plow or cylinder, in such event, provided with means for raising and lowering the same vertically for deeper or shallower plowing, or the plowing frame may be dispensed with and the plow or cylinder mounted in vertically adjustable bearing boXes or the like suspended or connected with the supplemental frame. Also, while the knives or knife blades are herein shown as parallel with lthe aXis or shaft of the cylinder yet they may, if desired, be set at a suitable angle.

l. claim:

l. A plow comprising a frame, an engine mounted thereon, ground and traction wheels mounted in said frame, said traction wheels being arranged to be operatively connected with the engine, a supplemental frame pivoted on said main frame, a plow frame pivoted to said supplemental frame, a rotary cutter mounted in said plow frame, and gage wheels mounted on said supplemental frame.

2. A plow comprising a frame, an engine mounted thereon, ground and traction wheels mounted in said frame, said traction wheels being arranged to be operatively connected with the engine, a supple- It is evident this relos mental frame pivoted on said main frame,

a plow frame pivoted to said supplemental frame, a rotary cutter mounted in said plow frame, gage wheels mounted on said supplemental frame, and means for raising and lowering said plow frame with respect to said supplemental frame.

3. A plow comprising a frame, an engine mounted thereon, ground and Vtraction wheels mounted in said Jframe, said tracion wheelsheing arrangedto be operatively connected with the engine, a supplemental frame pivoted on said main frame, a .plow frame pivoted to said supplemental frame, a rotary cutter mounted in said plow frame, gage wheels mounted on said supplemental frame, and hoisting means Connected with said supplemental frame to raise and lower the latter with respect to said llirst mentioned frame.

a. A plow comprising ,a traveling main frame, a supplemental frame pivoted thereto, ground wheels .mounted in said supplemental frame, a plow frame pivoted upon the supplemental frame, aoylinder having cutters and mounted to rotate in the plow frame, and having its axis in substantially7 the same vertical plane as the axes of the ground wheels, means arranged `to Counterbalanee said supplemental andplow frames and also arranged to raise and lower such latter frame andthe plow, and means for rotating the cylinder.

A plow comprising a traveling main frame, a supplemental ramepivoted thereto, ground wheels mounted in ysaid supplemental `frame, a plow frame pivoted upon the supplemental fframe, aveylinder having cutters and mounted to rotate in the plow frame and having its axis in substantially the same vertical plane as the aXes of the ground wheels, means arranged to counterbalance said supplemental and plow frames and also arranged to raise and lower such latter frame and the plow, said means consisting of sheaves and Cables Connected with the supplemental frame, counter-weights, and winding drums arranged to he connected with said cables.

6. The combination of a main frame, a supplemental frame pivoted thereto, a plow Copies of this patent maybe obtained4 for frame pivoted t0 the supplemental frame, a rotatable plowing cylinder mounted in the plow frame, means for rotating the cylinder, gage wheels mounted in said supplemental frame and adjacent the ends of the cylinder, means eoperating with the plow frame for raising and lowering such frame to vary the depth oit out, and means coperating with both the supplemental and plow frames for raising or lowering them with respect to the main frame.

T. The combination of a main `iframe, a supplemental frame pivoted thereto, a plow frame piroted to the supplemental frame, a rotatable plowing c vlinder mounted in the plow frame, means for raising'and lowering the plow frame with respect to the supplemental frame Comprising Cables 5l connected at one end-with the rear end of the Vplow Jrame, and windlasses arranged to operate in unison and connected with the other ends of said cables.

8. The combination of a main frame, a supplemental -vframe pivoted thereto, a plow frame piroted to the supplemental frame, a rotatable plowing @vlinder mounted in the plow :trama-means for raising and lowering the plow frame with respect to the supplement-al frame comprising cables 51 conneoted at'one end with the rear end of the plow frame, and windlasses arranged to operate in unison and connected with the other ends of said Cables and means :for counterbalaneingfhoth the supplemental and plow frames comprising a. pair of cables 59 secured at one end to the supplemental frame, pairs of double sheaves 57 and 5S connected with the Cables 59, and a pair of Counterweights 55 Cooperating with said sheaves.

' CHASE C'. REED. lVitnesses Louis B. AERWIN, S. E. IIBBEN,

five cents eachfby addressing the Comm,issioner oflatents Washington, D. C. 

